Philippines
14%
4/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 DepEd introduced AI literacy as a life skill via Department Order No. 003 s. 2026 and launched the AGAP.AI programme targeting 1.5 million students, teachers, and parents; national AI curriculum under development for Q2 2026. [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 DepEd DO 003 s. 2026 establishes an ethical, human-centred framework for AI use in basic education, with risk-stratified oversight requirements. [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 DepEd allocated PHP 100 million for establishment of dedicated AI Center as of April 2026, providing domestic institutional funding for AI infrastructure beyond donor-dependent programmes. [2]
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 DepEd's policy framework for AI in basic education (DO 003 s. 2026) represents an institutional governance direction but is an administrative order rather than a law; DepEd functions as the sectoral authority. Philippine Supreme Court adopted Governance Framework on Human-Centered Augmented Intelligence in the Judiciary (A.M. No. 25-11-28-SC) in April 2026, establishing judiciary-level AI governance mechanism. [1], [2]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
April 26, 2026 4/28 Refresh pass: DepEd allocated PHP 100M for AI Center (dimension 5); Supreme Court adopted human-centered AI governance framework for judiciary (dimension 10 reinforced); scores increased from 3 to 4 with dedicated funding commitment.
March 19, 2026 3/28 First research pass: DepEd AI policy framework (DO 003 s. 2026) and AGAP.AI programme scored; curriculum not yet enacted as law; no workforce or public access provisions found.